Ilić Vujo

Vujo Ilić is a research fellow at the Institute of Philosophy and Social Theory, University of Belgrade. He holds a PhD in political science from Central European University in Budapest, where he specialized in comparative politics. His research focuses on elections, political participation, democratic backsliding, and political violence in Southeast Europe. At the Institute, he has worked on several EU-funded research projects dealing with political trust, democratic innovations, and participation in democratic processes. Vujo frequently serves as an expert for domestic and international organizations, primarily in the development of public policies and the design of empirical research, especially surveys. He has received several awards, including the Central European University Best Dissertation Award, and the Association for the Study of Nationalities Best Doctoral Paper Award.

Latest publications

  • Irena Fiket, Čedomir Markov, Vujo Ilić, Gazela Pudar Draško. 2024. (Eds.) Participatory Democratic Innovations in Southeast Europe: How to Engage in Flawed Democracies. London: Routledge. doi.org/10.4324/9781003426103
  • Irena Fiket, Gazela Pudar Draško, Vujo Ilić. 2024. The pandemic in illiberal democracies: Challenges and opportunities for social movements in Serbia. Southeast European and Black Sea Studies 24 (1): 79-100. doi.org/10.1080/14683857.2023.2170720
  • Vujo Ilić. 2024. Orbán and Vučić: from Disparate Beginnings to Shared Values. In: Sabrina P. Ramet, László Kürti (Eds.) Civic and Uncivic Values in Hungary: Value Transformation, Politics, and Religion (146-164). London: Routledge. doi.org/10.4324/9781003488842-10